In this Feb. 27, 2010, file photo, Steven Holcomb, of the United States, poses with his gold medal in the men's four-man bobsled during the medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British... (AP Photo/Jin-man Lee, File)

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America's best bobsled pilot was found dead at age 37 on Saturday, and we have an early indication of what may have killed Steven Holcomb. Pulmonary congestion has been listed as a potential cause of death for the 37-year-old, per the Adirondack Medical Center's preliminary report, USA Today reports, though the AP takes a more conservative stance in its reporting. It acknowledges the three-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champ died with fluid in his lungs, but reports "that alone was not enough to draw a conclusion as to why Holcomb died." The formal conclusion will come once toxicology test results are in, which is still several weeks off. But Essex County coroner Francis Whitelaw on Sunday did say preliminary results were negative for drugs.

Holcomb was found dead in his room at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, and is believed to have died in his sleep. Our earlier report delves into what a bobsled powerhouse Holcomb was, a sentiment echoed by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who said, "He was already a sporting legend." Part of Holcomb's legend included a battle with a degenerative eye disease that nearly robbed him of his sight and spurred a 2007 suicide attempt. The New York Times reports he was told that year—as the 20/60 vision he had thanks to contact lenses degraded further—he required a cornea transplant that would force his retirement from the sport, as any future collision could threaten the transplant. He tried to take his own life using sleeping pills, but later that year underwent a new procedure that inserted contacts behind his irises and restored his vision to 20/20.

That pic looks kinda chunky for a athlete? Eh I got to 61, get much more be a little lucky I guess.

Ezekiel 25:17

May 8, 2017 8:00 AM CDT

He looks portly and severe vision damage is one of the symptoms of CHF. The sad deal is we are now seeing CHF in younger men all the time. About 4 years ago this father of newborn twins came in with breathing problems. He's 22 but the dad says he never ate a vegetable his whole life. From his mid teens its pizza, pasta, and potatoes. The kid wasn't horribly obese but had a few extra pounds. On a fishing trip, he passes out. Dad brings him in and he's got signs of CHF. The stress test with echocardiagram proves it is the case. The doc tells him he can live to see his daughters go to school only if he makes a serious lifestyle change. About a year ago he was on another fishing trip and codes. He dies right there in the boat out in the middle of nowhere. The dad said he could not make the lifestyle change, he visited bbq and steak joints even after the warning. Compare that to a former boss who learned he had CHF at 60. He made a radical change in his life and now at 75 he's doing great. We are good friends and he will call and meet me at Freddy's Custard. He'll order a burger with no salt or seasoning and if he gets it and detects they used it anyway, he'll send it back until he can taste no seasoning on it.